Bay Head Beach

Bay Head Beach is an E-facing beach break in Bay Head, New Jersey, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 46% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

E (100°)

Best swell

ENE to SE (68°–141°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SW to NW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SSW (68° to 192°)

Offshore wind

W

Tide

NOAA station 8532591

Wave buoy

Barnegat, NJ (209) · 40 km away

Cams

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